Stella Feehily’s play is about the real-life obstacles 20th-century physicist Cecilia Payne faced
Timberlake Wertenbaker’s drama has had an update for the 21st century
Waleed Akhtar’s new play looks at the relationship between a queer man and a straight woman across two decades
Their performances as a naive Iowan and a gruff New Yorker invigorate at the Booth Theatre, New York
Titan of stage and screen, he conquered a childhood stammer to become one of Hollywood’s most memorable voices
There’s love and heartache amid the metatheatrical mischief
Gemma Arterton, Lesley Manville and Mark Strong also star in Anand Tucker’s layered 1930s-set movie
Alisa Khazanova embodies women who have faced jail for speaking freely in an oppressive society
‘The New Real’ and ‘Here in America’ focus on the battle between principle and pragmatism in charged circumstances
James McArdle is brilliant as a self-absorbed playwright trying to depict matters of the heart
Tife Kusoro’s play draws on fantasy and horror movies as it explores life today for young Black people
Chichester Festival Theatre’s production has an excellent lead in Rory Keenan’s disillusioned spy
An autobiography that’s also a work of criticism — and all the better for it
Erin Doherty and Sharon Duncan-Brewster are compelling as women in an awkward family relationship
The first stage production of John le Carré’s thriller ‘The Spy Who Came in from the Cold’ examines loneliness and the crossovers between theatre and espionage
He discusses hits, flops and empathy in acting as the drama about the 1980s miners’ strike returns for a second series
Benedict Lombe’s play about an on-again, off-again relationship is beautifully realised
Also reviewed: anxious monologue ‘Weather Girl’ and food-bank clown-show ‘Stuffed’
The Romans use spoken English while the Egyptians communicate in BSL, with mixed dramatic results
Producers Emursive have created an elaborately designed spectacle which does not always satisfy
The pair’s Muslim faith is a vital component of the show
Six German scientists debate atomic bombs and morality in Katherine Moar’s fascinating play
A nobleman finds himself caught up in marital troubles, brothels and tempests
Her work ‘Shifters’ is transferring to the West End, making her only the third Black British woman to have a play produced there
